Changing my life on my own two feet

Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of refocusing. In that process, I have used some inspirational quotes to help me through. I’ve listed some of my favorites below.
“Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.” – Thomas Huxley

This quote has really helped me the past two weeks as I have gone from only walking once or maybe twice a week to walking every day and pushing myself. I’ve been so glad that I’ve done it after the fact. At night when I don’t feel like walking because it’s been such a long day, I think about this quote and know that it’s what I should do so I go ahead and press on. Last week, I walked 52,400 steps which is approximately a full marathon. I was so proud of myself.

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“The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.” -Randy Pausch

This quote is now a favorite of mine because for so long I’ve said I wanted to lose weight, but haven’t gotten there yet. It’s a brick wall I’m standing behind and I have to think about the fact that it’s just a chance to show how badly I really want it instead of thinking of it as an uncrossable barrier. I want to show people I can do this.

So, I’ve gotten a really bad stomach bug that just didn’t want to go away. Went to the doctor yesterday after having this thing since Saturday and she tells me that I’m really contagious. Hoping my husband doesn’t get it too. Now I’m stuck at home until it gets through my system. I did go to the gym on Monday morning to walk – didn’t know I was contagious. It felt good to get in some exercise. I might try to walk tonight since the doctor said my antibiotic should have taken effect by then.

I have a sister who is considering lap band procedure because she doesn’t think she can lose weight naturally because of how large she is. Does anyone have any blogs they read or books they have read about women who are well over 300 pounds. I want her to see that she can do this!